Xi underlines advancing global process on wetlands conservation

November 5, 2022 19:09 Xinhua

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping underlined advancing the global process on wetlands conservation at a global conference on Nov 5.

“It is important that we advance the global process on wetlands conservation, redouble efforts to preserve authenticity and integrity, include more important wetlands in nature reserves, improve cooperation mechanisms and platforms, and increase the coverage of wetlands of international importance,” he said.

Xi made the remarks when delivering a speech via video at the opening ceremony of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in China‘s Wuhan and Switzerland’s Geneva.